Moonsorrow

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<tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: #f9f9f9;">Image:Moonsorrow band.jpg
Moonsorrow's line-up. From left to right: Mitja Harvilahti, Markus Eurén, Ville Sorvali, Marko Tarvonen, and Henri Sorvali</td></tr><tr><th>Country</th><td>Finland</td></tr><tr><th>Years active</th><td>1995 - present</td></tr><tr><th>Genres</th><td>Folk Metal
Viking metal
"Epic Heathen dark metal"</td></tr><tr><th>Labels</th><td>Spinefarm
Sagittarius Productions
Plasmatica Records</td></tr><tr><th>Members</th><td> Ville Sorvali
Henri Sorvali
Markus Eurén
Mitja Harvilahti
Marko Tarvonen</td></tr>

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Moonsorrow is a folk/viking metal influenced "Epic Heathen/dark metal" band formed in Helsinki, Finland in 1995.

1 History
2 Members
- 2.1 Guests
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] History

The group's earliest formation consisted of cousins Ville Sorvali (vocals and bass) and Henri Sorvali (guitar and keyboards) who released various demos that were much more characteristic as being Melodic black metal, musically, than future releases.

Their debut album, Suden Uni, recorded in the early 2000, was released in 2001, along with Tämä Ikuinen Talvi (This Everlasting Winter), a re-release of a 1999 demo. Suden Uni (translated as "A Wolf's Dream") was acclaimed by the fans and the reviews with its epic combination of Finnish paganism and folk elements. After recruiting Mitja Harvilahti and Markus Eurén, Moonsorrow started their first shows, releasing Voimasta Ja Kunniasta (Of Strength and Honour) in the late 2001. But the real takeoff for the band was the 2003 release Kivenkantaja (Stonebearer). In 2005 the band released their fifth album, Verisäkeet (Blood Verses).

In January 2006 the band played their first US show at the Heathen Crusade metalfest in Columbia Heights, MN.

Henri is also the keyboardist for Finntroll and a former session member of Ensiferum.

On the 7 March 2006, Moonsorrow announced on their official website that they have signed a 2-album contract with Spinefarm Records, and that their next album is slated for release in late 2006. On June 19 it was revealed that the upcoming album will feature guest vocals by Thomas Väänänen, the vocalist of Thyrfing.